Qualitative Approach
For disciplines in which a qualitative format is preferential, including ethnography, humanistic geography or phenomenological psychology a varied approach to coding can be applied. Iain Hay (2005) outlines a two-step process beginning with basic coding in order to distinguish overall themes, followed by a more in depth, interpretive code in which more specific trends and patterns can be interpreted.
The process can be done manually, which can be as simple as highlighting different concepts with different colours, or fed into a software package. Qualitative software packages include for example Atlas.ti, QDA Miner and NVivo.
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